macho gazpacho Recipe

Ingredients

• refreshing, and healthy for a hot summer day. You can take it as an entrée, or a nice little pre-meal
• 2 English cucumbers
• 2 bell peppers
• 4 plum tomatoes, or the equivalent
• 1 sweet onion (about 1 cup)
• 3 garlic cloves, finely minced
• ~3 cups vegetable juice (fresh, V8, whatevs)
• 2 T olive oil
• ! T red wine vinegar
• 1 T balsamic vinegar, plus more to taste
• Juice of 1 lime
• Kosher salt
• Fresh ground pepper
• Optional: 1 jalapeno, minced (for heat!)
• Garnishes:
• Greek yogurt/sour cream/crème fraiche
• Cilantro
• Grilled shrimp
• Avocado
• Roughly chop the first four vegetables into about a one inch
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